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PS2 Controller Hack Nets Codes for GTA

Posted by Zonk on from the imaginative-gaming dept.

glengineer writes "Gotta love edisoncarter for his cheesy, brute force, and effective hack of the PS2 controller to discover cheats for Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas. He used the parallel port of his PC connected to relays on the PS2 controller to step thru the combinations of button pushing needed to obtain cheats that were not released by Rockstar."

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  1. Re:Why do they exist? by chudgoo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is the art of the Easter Egg lost on you or what?

    It's a long standing tradition among game makers to leave little presentsin the final build of the game,
    and much like real presents it's up to you whether or not to open them when you should (after you've beaten the game)
    or to completely destroy the experience by using them early on.

    In this age of big business and artificial limitations I find it very refreshing that developers remember where they came from.